Error Messages

The following error messages are returned to the current list device when an error is encountered by the TELNET user program. After a message is printed, the user may again be presented with the TELNET prompt.

 

TELNET User Error Messages

 

 

Message

Meaning

 

 

Internal TELNET error

An internal TELNET error has occurred.

(TELNET ERR 1)

 

 

 

Unable to connect to target

A connection could not be established to the target computer,

computer

because of one of the following problems:

(TELNET ERR 2)

(1) the target computer name is incorrect,

 

(2) the target computer is not connected to the network,

 

(3) there are not enough system resources, or

 

(4) TELNET has not been initialized at the target computer.

 

 

Input line too long

The input line was greater than 80 characters.

(TELNET ERR 3)

 

 

 

Cannot find closing

An opening quotation mark was found but not the closing quotation

quotation mark

mark.

(TELNET ERR 4)

 

 

 

Illegal command

A TELNET command was entered incorrectly with the wrong syntax or

(TELNET ERR 5)

parameter(s).

 

 

Unknown command

A TELNET command was entered incorrectly.

(TELNET ERR 6)

 

 

 

Input command is too big

You typed in a command with more than 256 characters.

(TELNET ERR 7)

 

 

 

Unable to initialize TELNET

This error may be returned for one of the following reasons:

(TELNET ERR 8)

(1) TELNET was unable to acquire sufficient system resources (such

 

as sockets); or

 

(2) an error occurred in accessing Distributed System Available

 

Memory (DSAM) or tables in DSAM;

 

(3) user's terminal is not connected to a D6MUX or A400 MUX, or is

 

not a remote TELNET session.

 

 

Illegal escape character

An illegal escape character was entered.

(TELNET ERR 9)

 

 

 

^Y is the interrupt

The interrupt character was specified in the ESCAPE command

character

instead of an escape character.

(TELNET ERR 10)

 

 

 

Illegal interrupt character

An illegal character was specified for the interrupt character in the

(TELNET ERR 11)

INTERRUPT command.

 

 

^[ is the escape character

The escape character was specified in the INTERRUPT command

(TELNET ERR 12)

instead of an interrupt character.

 

 

Mode change unavailable

A MODE command was entered when there is no remote connection

(TELNET ERR 13)

open.

 

 

Already line

A line MODE command was entered, and the transmission mode is

(TELNET ERR 14)

already in line mode.

 

 

Already character

A character MODE command was entered, and the transmission mode

(TELNET ERR 15)

is already in character mode.

 

 

Unknown parameter

The parameter entered is unknown for the command.

(TELNET ERR 16)

 

 

 

Ambiguous parameter

Not enough characters have been entered for a parameter to

(TELNET ERR 17)

differentiate it from another parameter.

 

 

No connection open

A TELNET command was entered that requires an open connection.

(TELNET ERR 18)

 

 

 

Node name is too long

A node name was entered with more than 50 characters.

(TELNET ERR 19)

 

 

 

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